St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-02
DULUTH MATTERS.
The Chronicle Of Events in and
About the Zenith City.


About the Zenith City.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH. Oct. 1.-Yesterday after
noon a nine-year-old son of August
Rehbein with some other boys was en-
gagged in exploding gun cartridges by
striking them with stones and burning
trails of powder. Young Rehbein's
clothes became ignited and he was ter
ribly burned about the hands, arms.
neck and face. He was attended by a
doctor who reports this evening that
the boys eyes are completely closed
and the result may be more serious than
? the present condition would indicate.
General Manager Campbell. of the
Duluth Natural Gas company, has re-
turned from New York, bringing with
him complete outfit for drilling wells
to be sunk by the company. Before
Monday noon the site on which opera
tiOns will begin will have been selected
and actual work begun. 1t is the inten-
ton to bore 1,500 feet deep in at least
one location, and the drills are loaded
for anything from Oil or gas to an iron
vein. Derricks are at once to be built.
There is abundant prospect of success.
The Congregational church has closed
contract for an organ for the new edi-
flee to cost 5000.
1t is the prevailing opinion that Louis
Ploight was murdered for money and
the body burned to prevent the discov-
cry OF the crime. He had been repeat
edly warned by friends of the danger of
living all alone. District Attorney
Sherwood and Coroner McComb visited
the scene of the fire at Ploight's farm
this morning and decided to hold an in
quest Monday afternoon. The remains
were found in the middle of room, some
distance from where the neighbors
knew the bed to have stood. The DO
lice will ascertain if any of the money
paid him by the bank was in coin, and
their inquiry may lead to some clue to
the crime.
Shipments of iron ore from Two Har-
bors for the week ending Sept Sc were
12,607 tons, making total for the sea-
son of 304,034 tons. Enough vessels
have been secured to guarantee the
shipment of 100000 tons by Nov. Is.
AN AFFRIGHTED HOUSEHOLD.
Last Thursday night after the family
of B. T. Mackall, the well known drug
gist, had retired, the sound Of breaking
glass was heard in an up stairs apart
ment, and an investigation showed the
noise to be proceeding from the room of
Hannah Peterson, domestic. Mr..
Mackall rushed up stairs, clad in ascen-
sion robes, heroically firing off his re-
yolyer in the hallway to scare off the
supposed burglars. On reaching the
girls room the door was found to be
locked, and a strong smell of fire was
discovered. The door was broken open
and the room found to be in flames. but
no girl was to be seen. She was, how
ever, found lying on the ground, with
only part of her night clothes remaining
intact, and very badly burned about the
body. She is in st. Luke'S hospital,
still suffering great pain, ,and not by any
means out of danger. The lamp in her
room had exploded and covered her
with burning oil, and in her fright she
jumped through the window to the
ground below.
NoTATIoNs.
Marye & Whitley, civil engineers, have
nearly finished their work in the West
End for this year, During the last five
months they have surveyed and plated
2,400 acres.
The Hammond-McVeagh wedding,
which takes place in st. Paul next
Thursday, will attract quite a number
from Duluth.
The chamber of commerce is consider
ing the propriety of changing the hour
of meeting to 9 O'clock every Monday
evening. They are gradually creeping
up toward midnight.
The short line trains prove a great
convenience, and property at either end
of the city is in much greater request
than heretofore.
The Knights of Labor chairman of the
national committee unintentionally
fooled the reporters of the various news
papers last evening. The pencil push
ers labored through the lecture, secur-
ing twenty to thirty pages of notes each,
but when the lecture was completed
their chagrin can be imagined when the
lecturer handed each one of them
neatly printed pamphlet containing the
lecture. They said nothing, but they
thoughta good deal.
The stockholders of thu Duluth Ma
tional bank, at a meeting, decided to in
crease the stock 100000, making the
total capital 100000. 1t will move into
a new building Oct. Is, workmen being
now engaged putting in handsome inte-
rior woodwork. This increase in stock
gives Duluth banking capital, exclu-
sive of surplus, of 81, $4,000.
Large cOnsignmentS of long delayed
water and gas pipe arrived last night
and this morning, and already large
force of men is at work digging mains.
This pipe is for Third and Fourth
streets and for new twenty-inch CEN